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Seeger, Christopher J.; Lillehoj, Catherine J.; Jensen, Alan D.; Wilson, Suzy; Levinson, Lydia R. – Journal of Extension, 2014
One way of combating rising obesity rates and decreasing physical activity levels among children is to promote active transportation to and from schools. The award-winning I-WALK program provides a comprehensive framework for addressing community walkability and related infrastructure. The program uses a unique and innovative methodology that…
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Health Promotion, Community Programs, Community Coordination
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1992
Suggestions for developing active school-community partnerships are offered in this guidebook, which is based on the experiences of many Wisconsin communities. A central theme is that today's public schools must rediscover the importance of integrating the entire community with the formal education process and lifelong learning. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Education, Community Planning, Community Programs
Solorzano, Sylvia M., Ed. – 1993
This compilation presents edited manuscripts of presentations from a community education conference held in Illinois. Summaries are provided for the following presentations: (1) "Leadership for Diversity," by Theodore L. Gross, outlining classroom goals to lead students out of prejudice; (2) "Building Coalitions," by Pat Kaye Edwards, reviewing…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Community Action, Community Coordination, Community Education
Santiago, Isaura Santiago – 1994
In 1992, Hostos Community College (HCC), in the Bronx, New York, began participation in the Bronx Center project, a partnership between government, community organizations, and private groups to develop a comprehensive urban plan for a 300-block area of the Bronx. Including civic, corporate, community, and political leaders, the Center was…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation, Community Coordination
Jackson, Barbara L. – 1980
Human service agencies, including public schools and institutions of higher education, are playing an increasingly dominant role in the lives of all citizens, especially the poor. The increasingly bureaucratic nature of these agencies has been contributing to the continued powerlessness and dependence of their growing clientele. The perception by…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Change Agents, Change Strategies